Fri, 30 May 2008 15:27:44 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/ GamersNorth en-us http://www.gamersnorth.com/images//images/logo-legal.jpg http://www.gamersnorth.com/ gamersnorth@gamersnorth.com http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article33.html Taken from Boom! Studios: The Witch Hunters come to the fore in this five issue mini-series from the same team that brought you WARHAMMER: FORGE OF WAR. Tireless foes of Chaos in the Warhammer universe, Witch Hunters roam the Empire seeking to stop the spread of dark magic and witchery of all kinds. When Witch Hunter Magnus Gault hears that the nearby village of Loughville has fallen prey to the canker of Chaos, he is driven to investigate. Once there, he finds the buildings rancid and rotted and the villagers wretched and mutated - eager to prey upon any lost soul who should come their way. Can one man stand against this monstrous regiment? Warhammer 40,000 novelist Dan Abnett, multiple Eisner Award-nominee Ian Edginton, and fan-favorite artist Rahsan Ekedal return to bring you another tale from the epic, fantasy realm that is Warhammer! Fri, 30 May 2008 15:27:44 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article32.html Blizzard said that they will be setting replicas of Frostmourne with the pre-orders starting on 5/1/2008. They will also be taking registrations starting today to bid on the first 99. The auction starts on 3/18/2008 12:00PM EST and ends on 3/31/2008 10:00PM EST. Keep in mind there is a $429.00 registration fee on the auction (non refundable) and you will then be required to bid above and beyond that. Looks like the sword with have a street price of $379.00. You can get more information and see it by clicking here. As a person that has 2 swords already I will be hard pressed not to get this one. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:36:22 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article31.html As you may have seen, Gary Gygax passed away early this morning. We would would like to send our hearts and thoughts out to the Gygax family. All of us here have, in some way, been influenced by the works of Gary Gygax and Dungeons & Dragons and as a community we will miss him and think of him often. For more information on Gary Gygax please check his entry in Wikipedia. There is also a post over at Slashdot and some nice commentary. You can also check out the forum post that bondosan started. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:51:46 -0600 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article30.html 2007 is now over and done, and I for one can say that last year was the best year I have had in a very long time. Here is to a happy and wonderful 2008 and may your dice roll good and your campaign be fun and exciting. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article29.html You may have been hearing about the latest Xbox Live update, and if you have not you should know that you will seeing it tomorrow. There are a lot of new things that you will see, and we have done our best to let you know what they will be. The first thing you may notice is the new Xbox Originals service. This will allow you to download original Xbox titles like Halo, Fable, and Psychonauts for 1200 points each. The one thing they will not have is achievements, and they will still have all the same emulation problems as before. The one thing it will allow you to do is stop searching high and low for a copy at your local game store and pawn shop. You will also see they are lowing the price on some of the Live Arcade Hits. Bankshot Billiards 2 and Lumines Live have been marked down to 800 points each, or for 400 points you can get Zuma, Marble Blast Ultra, or Small Arms. There is also some new social networking features like being able to see your friends' Friends Lists, and the ability to expand your gamer bio, providing more detailed information about yourself to the Xbox Live community. For those of you family types the addition of the Family Timer will allow time limits to be placed on the 360. Movie previews are also supposed to get a face lift by letting you see them full-screen. The update will also comes include "enhanced video codec support." What this means is that you will be able to play your DivX and Xvid files on your 360. You can get more info on the video support by clicking here Finally the dashboard tweaks will make way for a new news feed service called Inside Xbox which will launch on the 11th. It is designed to keep you up to date on 360 news like game releases, events, and Marketplace offers. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:13:09 -0600 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article28.html Ever go to play a game only to realize your left your character at home? We have all seen this happen far too many times, but we have a solution for you: our new online character sheet program. You can add your existing characters or even make new characters online and then print them out from anywhere. You can even set to be part of a campaign, give your GM access to your character and make your characters publicly visible. The sheet will auto fill as much information as possible, but it is still editable so home rules used will still be available. Login and give it a try just by clicking on the characters menu. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:02:49 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article27.html According to news on the next EA has gotten their dirty little hands on BioWare/Pandemic. This follows recent speculation of the purchase from serveral new sources. According to an articles at TheStreet.com and Kotaku EA made this move to position themselves better in the online role-playing market because of BioWare's early development of a MMO in its Austin, Texas, studio. EA is hoping the game will give the company the edge against popular online games such as World of Warcraft and science fiction game, Tabula Rasa, that have become a phenomenon among gamers. At this time BioWare and Pandemic Studios have 10 franchises under development, including six that are entirely owned by them according to EA. BioWare is also currently developing a game Mass Effect, which will be published by Microsoft, in November. The whole transaction is scheduled to close on January 2008. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:53:32 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article26.html So what happens when a less than honest company decides to try and destroy your peaceful community by attempting to fill it with their spam? Well you just about found out. After several hours work things are back to normal with some changes, and to say that seeing 2:00am in this way is not as fun as it could have been would be an understatement. Read on to find out what happened, who was involved, and what the end result was. Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:59:43 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article25.html Well it wasn't like there was much left of FASA after they closed up most of everything else in 2001, but it seems that after the recent release of Shadowrun for the 360, what remained of FASA has closed it's doors. While Shadowrun fell short of being a great game, it's still a shame, I am going to miss Earthdawn, Crimson Skies, ! It's always a shame to see a classic RPG company disband. Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:14:50 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article24.html Wizards of the Coast is announcing at GenCon today that it will release the 4th Edition of its category-leading Dungeons and Dragon roleplaying game in 2008, the first full new edition in eight years. The three core books will be released next summer on a monthly schedule: Player’s Handbook in May, Monster Manual in June, and Dungeon Master’s Guide in July. Pricing and page counts of the new products will be consistent with current packaging. Graphics have been updated, art will be used on the covers, and interior design has been opened up to make the books less intimidating to new players. Read more at rustmonster.net You can also follow the blog at http://d20.jonnydigital.com/ for more information on D&D related news. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:02:04 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article23.html At about 2:30 on June 19th there was a hard drive failure on the server where this site is hosted and it was this failure that caused the site and email to be unavailable. I am sorry for any problems this caused, but I can assure you that the site has been moved to a new server and everything has been restored. If you experience any problems then please send me a message and let me know so I can look at getting it resolved. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:18:24 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article22.html We speculated about it, everyone else expected it, and it has finally been confirmed: Blizzard announced it has started work on StarCraft 2! During its Worldwide Invitational in Seoul, Korea, Blizzard announced the development of StarCraft 2, the long-awaited sequel of one of the most popular real-time strategy games of all time. It was believed that a new title would be announced during the event, and industry speculation ranged from an MMORPG based on the StarCraft universe to a porting of the World of Warcraft series to next-gen consoles. Neither turned out to be the case however as Blizzard announced the return of the StarCraft series. During their announcement, Blizzard launched the official StarCraft 2 website (located at www.starcraft2.com), which currently only carries limited information about to the game, but has specific details regarding some of the new units and structures that will be available to Protoss forces. With the return of the zealots, the site has announced some new units including the Immortals (upgraded Dragoon units), Stalkers (the Dark Templar equivalent of Dragoons), and Phase Prisms. Resembling upgraded Arbiters, these new Phase Prisms serve two purposes. The first is the ability to instantaneously teleport Protoss units when used in conjunction with a Warp Gate. The second is to act as a temporary power source to surrounding Protoss structures in the absence of a Pylon or Nexus. Keep an eye on the site as Blizzard plans to update it in the near future to report on the changes being made to both the Terran and Zerg races. There has also been rumors that a fourth race, based on an amalgamation of both Terran and Zerg, would be introduced to the game though nothing has been revealed at this point. Because the game is in it's early stage of development, Blizzard is remaining tight-lipped about several of the other game's details, including release date, system requirements, and the even the possibility of a beta test. The company has confirmed that, while the Battle.net service will be updated to accommodate this new game, servers for the original StarCraft will not be affected. Wed, 23 May 2007 12:42:55 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article21.html According to a post at Thisisgame.com, Blizzard will announce the sequel for StarCraft an the World Wide Invitational (WWI) in South Korea; the home land of StarCraft. WWI is a Blizzard event where top gamers are invited to play Blizzard's games. Blizzard's strategy for announcing new games have traditionally been by surprising the crowd at one of the major game events, and over 100 international media partners have been invited to the World Wide Invitational. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:02:15 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article20.html According to EGM reports it seems that BioWare has formed a new online team to make a Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic massively multiplayer online game (MMORPG). No further details were reported in the rumor section of the magazine however. KOTOR is one of the best Star Wars games ever and the thoughts that it could be turned into an MMO is exciting news indeed. If these rumors turn out to be true, then this would be the second MMO based in the Star Wars Universe, the first being Star Wars Galaxies by Sony Online which was launched in 2003. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:02:06 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article16.html I feel that something must be said, and that is: Go see Hot Fuzz! I liked it a lot, and I think you will too. Check out my thoughts/review of the movie. It appears that the site is getting more and more traffic. This is exciting news because ever since we lost our database due to a server move and a change to the management system a few years ago and have not fully recovered. I feel that it is a shame because there were some really great people that we lost contact with, but during my recent move I think I may have found a very old back up of the original database and will try to get the old site working and see about contacting our old members. Lets hope those email address are good and get ready to welcome some people back! Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:46:30 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article18.html It seems that Wizards of the Coast and Paizo Publishing will be stopping the publication of DRAGON and DUNGEON magazines. You can check out the full article, but in a nutshell they are moving to an online model. Nice to see, but knowing WoTC it will still cost you to check it all out. 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Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article13.html There is a new game available to play on GamersNorth, so if you are looking to kill some real time then Phaos will help you. It is not your normal web game because it has substance. You can run around a map, attack monsters, and as always gamble your money away. There is an arena, and all kinda of items that need buying. Get to level 10 and make a guild! Tell everyone you know about this one, just login create a character and check it out. You can also check out the new Phaos forum located here. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:57:26 -0600 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article12.html Today is an exciting day here because the Legend of the Green Dragon has returned to GamersNorth! Register and Login to play with your fellow friends, and be sure to stop by the LotGD topic on our forums to share your wisdom and conquests. Oh, and remember that the dragon is hungry and enjoys the taste of adventures. They are nice and crunchy when they are roasted. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:21:17 -0600 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article11.html Today being the last day in February I thought that it would take a few moments and give you an update on how things where going. The image gallery is now working and accessible to all registered members, and it even includes a public area where you can upload and share your own images. The only catch is there is a 50kb quota limit, but you will be able to increase that sometime in March. Huzzah! The reviews are underway. At this time we are still finalizing a few, and they are coming along nicely. I would expect you to see them to be posted soon. Ogre and I are still working on the new How-To section. The big hold up has been correctly photographing the miniature as they go though the different phases of painting. I even plan on joining in and following along to also give the photos of a novices first 'real' time. Finally; we still need your gaming quotes! We have gotten several, but it is still not enough! Register and please click here to share them. The only real limitations are they must be gaming related and must be fairly short. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:27:08 -0600 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article10.html Before I get started, I need to say one thing:We want your quotes! The only real limitations are they must be gaming related and must be fairly short. Things like "Can someone fix my butt flap!" and "I'm comin' Tater!" would be very acceptable. Please remember to include the name and level of the character that said it (or even the players name) so we can give them credit. Once we get enough there will be a spot on the site to show them. To share your quotes please click here to post them (You must be registered and logged in to post). On to other things, as you may have seen things have changed around here! Nothing really major just a visual overhaul. Hope ya like it. In other site news, the staff and I have been talking and we are working hard to come up with new content for you to sink your fangs into. Some of the things that we have in store for you; reviews on all kinds of things from books, to games and even the occasional hardware review for you PC gamers. There was even they idea thrown out about our own Ogre doing a how-to on painting Miniatures over several weeks (He painted the miniature featured on the top of the site). There is even an image gallery lined up so we can share photos. 2007 is looking like it will be an exciting year, so grab your friends and drag them on board! Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:16:40 -0600 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article9.html Happy October! October is the time of the year that normally means I get the urge to make changes to GamersNorth, but this year is a little different. I have decided not to make major site changes because I am happy with way the code is working, the speed of the site, and the over all layout of the content. For those of you that don't know me this is a day of firsts, because I can hardly go very long with making changes to anything at all much less makeup my mind, so today is a special day. On a side note though, that does NOT mean they look of the site will stay the same. I have been kinda unhappy with the graphical look of the site and have been looking for a new theme. To get this taken care of for the second time in GN history I am looking to contract with someone to get new theme designed for the site. You all may remember the last one before the major code revision. It looked nice and acted the way I wanted, but may have been to much for dialup users and for that reason it was not carried over. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:04:14 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article8.html Looks like there are some excellent FoW (Flames of War) tournaments coming up. Check the calendar for August and September to see those! Remember to bring a camera to capture your battles because there is going to be a new battle gallery here to show off your battles and your victories (also the defeats). I would also like to thank my buddy Ogre (Chris) for bringing these FoW tournaments to our attention, and as a thanks I am making him a site administrator so you can just add these to the calendar as they show up. Thanks a lot man! Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:54:35 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article7.html Version 2 FoW tournament 2000 points Hobbytown, Spokane 465-3267 BOX ARMY TOURNAMENT! Saturday Sept. 2nd @11am sharp! Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:02:55 -0500 http://www.gamersnorth.com/Article5.html WWII on the Tabletop Flames of War will be played at Hobbytown on the 26th of July starting at Noon. Snakesh!t and Gangs will be playing some Airborne missions. Death From Above. Starring US and German Airborne forces. If I make it I will be setting up some EW games. I hope I will get to face Clayton and his Early War French in a 1940 battle in the Lowlands. I also may face Michael and his BEF(British Expeditionary Forces) in another EW game this time in Belgium. Chris Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:27:20 -0500